Higgins R M, Goldsmith D J, Charlesworth D, Venning M C, Ackrill P
Department of Renal Medicine, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Nephron. 1994;68(2):265-7. doi: 10.1159/000188270.
We describe a case in which surgical revascularisation was electively delayed until 27 days after acute renal artery occlusion, allowing surgery to be performed after a period of haemodialysis and pre-operative cardiac assessment. Owing to the collateral blood supply to the kidney, emergency surgery in cases of acute renal artery occlusion may not be necessary, and may be hazardous.
